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Aug 07, 2025, 08:04 PM
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I don't drink water bottles because I drink them too fast and I get sick. So I started buying 1 gallons of water and lugging it around and taking sips whenever. A gallon lasts me about 3 days.
Is that enough? I had been practically gouging myself on regular size bottles of water and I got a 6 pack 1 gallon each for a decent deal at Sams Club yesterday.
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Aug 08, 2025, 09:44 AM
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Simple way to check for dehydration: dark or absence of urine and pinching your skin (if it goes straight back to normal you're hydrated, if it stays kinda in the same position after you let go/isn't very elastic you're dehydrated and need more water). If you get sick you're either drinking too much or too fast. If your pee is clear you're drinking too much. If you're properly hydrated (lemonade colored pee, elastic skin), you're drinking enough.
Different people have different water needs. Someone who is sedentary in a cold, moist climate and eats a lot of cucumbers, celery, watermelon, etc. and drinks several cups of herbal tea a day will need way less water intake than a backpacker in Death Valley.
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Aug 08, 2025, 12:55 PM
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No, it is not. Water not only hydrates, it helps flush the body of toxins.
Thats only 42 oz a day. |
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Aug 13, 2025, 09:23 PM
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Apparently you are a douche if you carry around a gallon of water because you seem like you are flexing how hydrated you are.
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#5
Aug 13, 2025, 10:29 PM
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I must be a douche at work then.
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#6
Aug 14, 2025, 12:46 AM
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Do you carry around thr whole gallon and just drink from it? Thats what I do.
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#7
Aug 14, 2025, 12:55 AM
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I carry a giant water bottle
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#8
Aug 14, 2025, 06:24 AM
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Walmart sells hydration backpacks if you want to free up your hands. The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine determined that an adequate daily fluid intake is about 11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids a day for women.
2.7 liters is about .7 gallons. (less than 6 lbs of H20) The backpacks range in volume from 2 L to 18L, with the larger ones able to meet your daily minimums for the week! Each liter of water weights a kilogram or 2.2 lbs. 
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#9
Aug 25, 2025, 06:03 PM
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I brought a gallon with me on my trip and I'm not being a douche or trying to flex I just can't eat or drink much.
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